Don’t Go!
30 Oct 17 Don’t Go! Mexico is currently, via TV ads, desperately, almost hopelessly, tying to lure skeptical American tourists. Understandable, since the entire tourist industry south of the border, due to relentless, dramatic, and widespread violence, has all but dried up. Competing drug-gangs are using high-profile, ghastly, tortuous murders as a kind of “terrorism […]
True Colors!
24 Oct 17 “There are no longer ‘liberals,’ nor ‘progressives,’ just Communists, in varying shades of red.” Marshall It’s not so much what leftists say, but what they do, when forced to reveal themselves for what they really are, that their true colors become obvious. Some, with a straight face, even claim to “support” our […]
Upcoming DTI Courses
19 Oct 17 Training with John S Farnam and DTI: We regularly update our schedule on our Web Page at defense-training.com, and a number of students have asked that we start sending monthly notifications of what’s coming up. We promise not to spam you with every change! As a reminder, you can save $25.00 by […]
“The Thick of the Fight!”
18 Oct 17 “We had no home front We had no soft soap They sent us Playboy They gave us Bob Hope We dug in deep And shot on sight And prayed to Jesus Christ With all of our might Remember Charlie? Remember Baker? They left their childhood On every acre And who was wrong? […]
The Test, Ready or Not!
13 Oct 17 Welcome to the wild, wild world of 2017 AD! Our Las Vegas, NV Sheriff says his officers didn’t arrive on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel until shooting was mostly over. Hotel spokesman insists uniformed police were there much earlier. Either way, in today’s volatile world, all LEOs having quick […]
Century Arms RAS47 Rifle
11 Oct 17 “All that is complex is not good. All that is truly good, is simple.” Kalashnikov Century Arms RAS47 Kalashnikov Rifle I’ve had many Kalashnikovs come through my Urban Rifle Classes. They have been manufactured in the (former) Soviet Union, China, America, even Pakistan. With the exception of the ones made in Pakistan, […]
What’s in a Name?
10 Oct 17 Names and Reputations: “Character is much easier kept than ‘recovered’” Thomas Paine Among most American Indian tribes, at least in the 1800s and before, each individual had a name, but you didn’t get to select it yourself! You were named for some habit or quirk displayed at you grew up. Some were […]
Back to the 1400s!
7 Oct 17 “May the forces of evil become confused on their way to your house.” George Carlin “Two of the rifles were outfitted with medium-magnification scopes and two-legged supports, known as bipods, attached to the undersides of the weapons. These additions would have helped Mr Paddock target specific individuals.” The foregoing is a quotation […]
Unarmed Police?
3 Oct 17 “Never call an unarmed man ‘security’” Grossman During last Sunday’s shooting in Las Vegas, NV, at least two police officers, a Federal agent in one case, “borrowed” pistols from armed non-police, because they (the officers) were not carrying concealed guns at the time. In retrospect, I’m sure they wish they had been! […]
Age of Terrorism!
2 Oct 17 “Age of Terrorism” We’re in it! Sunday night’s massive shooting incident in Las Vegas, NV is just the latest in a long series of terrorist actions. This time, not in the Mideast, France, Sweden, nor the UK! Not much information about the perpetrator yet, but I suspect when all is revealed, details […]
Signs!
1 Oct 17 “Can’t you read the sign?” Variants of “guns prohibited” signs are posted in many places. Usually added is the phrase, “for your safety” (which loosely translates to: “… for the ‘safety’ of our cushy jobs”) Self-righteous liberals (or is it “progressives?”) continue their incessant march to erase every vestige of individual initiative […]
Non-event!
28 Sept 17 From a student: “Yesterday evening, I had to pick-up my wife at an Amtrack station in Hartford, CT. As I waited at the rear, keeping an eye on the station as well as my car, a slovenly-dressed man turned toward me and began to approach. He muttered some sort of request for […]
“Victims,” by decree, sometimes by choice
27 Sept 17 “Of all tyrannies, one sincerely exercised for the ‘good’ of its victims is most oppressive. It is better to live under robber-barons than under omnipotent, pseudo-moral busybodies.” CS Lewis Manufacturing “Victims” There is substantial political value in “victimization,” and liberals know it! When people don’t voluntarily become victims, liberals, elected and appointed, […]
Fatal Shooting!
26 Sept 17 Fatal Shooting: This is from a friend and student, a shift lieutenant (at the time) with a large, metro PD. This incident happened earlier this year. He was within weeks of retirement! “Night shift was almost over. I was at the precinct station, and just about out the door. Then came the […]
Ready to Go?
20 Sept 17 “You may think twice about starting to build your ark- after it has started raining!” Max Brooks Ready to go? Or, merely “ready for show?” In an article from “Industry Insider,” entitled, “Marine Corps following Army’s lead and looking to change its arsenal,” we see a photo of a soldier carrying a […]
And now, Acid!
19 Sept 17 To speeding trucks, knives, hammers, AKs, bombs, you can now add acid! Islamic terrorists have now added throwing acid in the faces of infidels in the UK and Europe to their arsenal of weapons to be used against Western Civilization. Last Sunday morning, four female American tourists in Marsielle, France were victims […]
NDs
18 Sept 17 Stupid gun-handling: “Better that men should be held to consequences of their own culpable carelessness, than that ‘courts of equity’ should undertake to relieve them therefrom.” State Bank of Drummond, 93 Wis 2d at 161 When I’m involved in the investigation of an accidental gunshot injury (usually self-inflicted), I make it a […]
Concealed Carry
16 Sept 17 Concealed Carry: Those of us who routinely carry pistols in waist-band holsters on the strong side, to the rear of the iliac, like Camp-Tac’s CTAC http://www.comp-tac.com/inside-the-waistband/ctac-holster-10217 and other premium IWB holsters that are both comfortable and eminently useable, are constantly looking for suitable outer, concealment garments. We are talking about everyday “casual […]
Not Much Room for Optimism!
15 Sept 17 Our Age “In five-billion years (give or take a million or two) the sun will expand and engulf our orbit, as the charred ember that was once Earth, vaporizes. Have a nice day!” Neil Tyson This from a friend in the System: “Putin is poised to militarily invade Europe, and NATO forces […]
Let’s Face the Music!
14 Sept 17 Post-Harvey/Irma, Operators have an opportunity for self-reflection: Analyze. Analyze news and implications about the impact of recent hurricanes on southern TX, Caribbean Islands, FL, GA, SC, an the rest of the nation. Assess. Assess your personal status, equipment, attitude, planning, training, tactical and strategic preparedness. Adjust. Make necessary adjustments. Augment. “Adjustment” alone […]
Gun industry legends Dave Spaulding, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, and John Farnam join Fernando Coelho to dive deep into the history of the gun industry, shedding light on how firearms and firearms training have transformed over the decades. They discuss the dramatic shift from traditional print reviews to the digital age of internet forums, social media influencers, and YouTube personalities of the industry.
